Distribution and temporal behavior of particulate matter over the urban area of Buenos Aires

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Arkouli, Marcelina ^a   Ulke, Ana Graciela ^b   Endlicher, Wilfried ^c   Baumbach, Günter ^a   Schultz, Eckart ^d   Vogt, Ulrich ^a   Müller, Marlen ^c   Dawidowski, Laura ^e   Faggi, Ana ^f   Wolf Benning, Uta ^c   Scheffknecht, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

^f Universidad de Flores   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Air quality monitoring; Field campaign; Urban air pollution

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960628933     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5094/APR.2010.001     Document Type: Article

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